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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Mar 2019, 15:52
Replies: 0
Views: 471
Posted By gerardflyagain

Replacement copy of medical

Hi. I got my medical about 3 years ago (I'm under 40) but have only taken up lessons again recently. I can't find the medical. Does anyone know if I can request that the AME provides a copy of it? Or...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Nov 2018, 19:13
Replies: 21
Views: 5,986
Posted By gerardflyagain

Question: An aeroplane is travelling away from an NDB on a track of

Can anyone explain why please? Ideally with a picture. I tried to emulate the problem with this RBI emulator (http://www.luizmonteiro.com/Learning_ADF_Sim.aspx) but couldn't figure it out.
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Nov 2018, 18:07
Replies: 37
Views: 8,240
Posted By gerardflyagain

Load factor = Lift / Weight

Say I'm in a turn where lift = 1 and weight = 2. Load factor is therefore 2g. Can I decrease it back to 1g by increasing power until lift = 2? i.e 2 / 2 = 1g
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Nov 2018, 17:06
Replies: 5
Views: 2,513
Posted By gerardflyagain

Thanks all.

Thanks all.
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Nov 2018, 15:10
Replies: 5
Views: 2,513
Posted By gerardflyagain

Question about what will happen to the angle of attack of the propeller blades

The answer to the below question is "it will decrease". Can anyone explain why please?
"As a fixed pitch propeller aeroplane climbs in ISA conditions with constant indicated airspeed and constant...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Oct 2018, 13:59
Replies: 2
Views: 996
Posted By gerardflyagain

Thank you.

Thank you.
Forum: Private Flying
18th Oct 2018, 08:57
Replies: 36
Views: 5,317
Posted By gerardflyagain

Thanks all. RIP to those mentioned who have died.

Thanks all. RIP to those mentioned who have died.
Forum: Private Flying
18th Oct 2018, 08:35
Replies: 18
Views: 1,959
Posted By gerardflyagain

Thanks all.

Thanks all.
Forum: Private Flying
17th Oct 2018, 16:53
Replies: 2
Views: 996
Posted By gerardflyagain

PPL pressure change question

Can anyone explain the significance of 'starboard' in this question please? I thought, in the absence of any other weather conditions, you will always drift towards the low pressure area, regardless...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Oct 2018, 16:31
Replies: 18
Views: 1,959
Posted By gerardflyagain

Full moon is about to set in the West. Where is visibility greatest?

Can anyone explain this met question and answer to me please?"At night, the full moon is just about to set in the West. In which direction will the visibility be the greatest?"
Correct answer: B -...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Oct 2018, 13:08
Replies: 36
Views: 5,317
Posted By gerardflyagain

Thanks both.

Thanks both.
Forum: Private Flying
7th Oct 2018, 12:39
Replies: 36
Views: 5,317
Posted By gerardflyagain

Effect of a helicopter behind you?

Hello! After trying 2 get a PPL (A) 2 years ago and getting interrupted by life I'm back in the cockpit and determined to get it this time... I have a question: What effect can/does a helicopter...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Sep 2018, 10:32
Replies: 16
Views: 2,589
Posted By gerardflyagain

Great, thanks all!

Great, thanks all!
Forum: Private Flying
9th Sep 2018, 08:16
Replies: 16
Views: 2,589
Posted By gerardflyagain

Radio standard?

Hi

I used to take lessons with Denham Aerodrome, and they provided a short radio telephony guide. I'm not able to fly any more now but I would like to fly sims and still practice real world...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Aug 2016, 18:22
Replies: 9
Views: 2,870
Posted By gerardflyagain

Thanks oggers, Gertrude, scifi. GBEBZ, the...

Thanks oggers, Gertrude, scifi.

GBEBZ, the basics physics laws don't change very often, but the application of them in this CAA question apparently has. CAA have had two opposing answers to this...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Aug 2016, 18:58
Replies: 9
Views: 2,870
Posted By gerardflyagain

Can anyone explain why PPLCruiser think something...

Can anyone explain why PPLCruiser think something different to the exam board on this? Which answer is right and why?

I've actually just found a thread...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Aug 2016, 18:56
Replies: 10
Views: 1,849
Posted By gerardflyagain

Ok thanks :)

Ok thanks :)
Forum: Private Flying
26th Aug 2016, 14:52
Replies: 10
Views: 1,849
Posted By gerardflyagain

Thanks for the explanations all! I had not...

Thanks for the explanations all! I had not appreciated that ELR is a guide and this data was showing the actual ELR.
Forum: Private Flying
25th Aug 2016, 19:34
Replies: 10
Views: 1,849
Posted By gerardflyagain

Stability of air

Can anyone explain why the answer to the below question is b) unstable please?

The air between 1000ft and 2000ft at 55N 0730W (attached) can be described as:
a) Stable
b) Unstable
c) Neutrally...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Aug 2016, 17:58
Replies: 7
Views: 4,071
Posted By gerardflyagain

ChickenHouse, I agree that books and groups is...

ChickenHouse, I agree that books and groups is the best method. Group learning is not always available to me though. Despite the limitations of variable quality of information, I feel I still make...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Aug 2016, 17:49
Replies: 21
Views: 5,228
Posted By gerardflyagain

Thanks for the explanations all! :) fujii,...

Thanks for the explanations all! :)

fujii, you've learnt something about 'rain ice' from the experience of another pilot on here, as have I. That's one of the benefits I like to get from these...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Aug 2016, 20:37
Replies: 15
Views: 8,212
Posted By gerardflyagain

Thanks 212man.

Thanks 212man.
Forum: Private Flying
24th Aug 2016, 20:36
Replies: 7
Views: 4,071
Posted By gerardflyagain

welkyboy the questions that are coming up talk...

welkyboy the questions that are coming up talk about the veering/backing as height from surface wind increases.

kghjfg I have bought and read the Pooley's Air Law and Meteorology book. When I ask...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Aug 2016, 20:09
Replies: 21
Views: 5,228
Posted By gerardflyagain

Fujii, I'm surprised and disappointed by your...

Fujii, I'm surprised and disappointed by your reply. I have read the Meteorology text book. I've passed the last 9 meteorology tests I've taken on PPLcruiser (see attached). I could probably take the...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Aug 2016, 19:30
Replies: 21
Views: 5,228
Posted By gerardflyagain

Difference between rain ice and rime ice

I thought the answer to the below could be a) or b). Can anyone explain the difference between rime ice and rain ice please?

Upon landing after a flight through light rain above the freezing...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Aug 2016, 19:09
Replies: 7
Views: 4,071
Posted By gerardflyagain

Surface wind backing

I've read different reports on here and elsewhere on how much the surface wind backs and decreases from various heights. What is the rule that the PPL exams use?

(This...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Aug 2016, 14:14
Replies: 8
Views: 2,633
Posted By gerardflyagain

Real life examples of SVFR in Class D airspace?

I've read a lot of posts on SVFR but can't find an answer to the bit puzzling me.

When would SVFR be used in Class D airspace? As far as I can tell, you can still fly class D VFR at <140knots with...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Aug 2016, 13:04
Replies: 11
Views: 2,549
Posted By gerardflyagain

Thanks all. The last 3 posts have driven home the...

Thanks all. The last 3 posts have driven home the point that the temp drop to freezing is almost a given in any OAT from 0 to 25c. And the CAA's point is that once that has happened, a previously...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Aug 2016, 20:15
Replies: 11
Views: 2,549
Posted By gerardflyagain

Great, thanks.

Great, thanks.
Forum: Private Flying
19th Aug 2016, 20:14
Replies: 15
Views: 2,769
Posted By gerardflyagain

I did but they only seem to deal with class D and...

I did but they only seem to deal with class D and G airspace?
Forum: Private Flying
19th Aug 2016, 20:11
Replies: 15
Views: 8,212
Posted By gerardflyagain

Great, thanks!

Great, thanks!
Forum: Private Flying
19th Aug 2016, 18:35
Replies: 11
Views: 2,549
Posted By gerardflyagain

But crash, surely it would take longer on a warm...

But crash, surely it would take longer on a warm day for the air to reach freezing? Therefore the likelihood of freezing is lower on the hot day?

Thanks for the diagram rusty sparrow. I'll use it...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Aug 2016, 17:43
Replies: 11
Views: 2,549
Posted By gerardflyagain

So should I infer from clear day that the...

So should I infer from clear day that the relative humidity is low?

Even if that was the case, wouldn't there be more likely to be ice in, say a 12c/1c dewpoint condition, because the venturi only...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Aug 2016, 17:03
Replies: 11
Views: 2,549
Posted By gerardflyagain

Carb icing on a warm vs. cold day

This (https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/20130121SSL14.pdf) CAA document states:

"Cold, clear winter days
are less of a hazard [for piston engine icing] than humid
summer days because cold...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Aug 2016, 16:52
Replies: 15
Views: 2,769
Posted By gerardflyagain

Gert, the footnote is only asterisked to apply to...

Gert, the footnote is only asterisked to apply to F and G. So there still seems to be a conflict in acde.

Beagle, neither of my diagrams seem to reflect your table's statement that below 3000ft in...
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